Daniel Lewis (boxer) explained

Daniel Lewis
Weight:Light Middleweight
Height:5 ft 10 in
Reach:71.5 in[1]
Nationality:Australian
Birth Name:Daniel Jason Lewis
Birth Date:18 December 1993
Birth Place:Penrith, New South Wales, Australia[2]
Style:Orthodox
Total:7
Wins:6
Ko:4
Losses:1

Daniel Lewis (born 18 December 1993) is an Australian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a gold medal while representing Australia at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games.

Amateur career

Commonwealth Youth Games

In 2011, Lewis competed and won gold for Australia at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games in the light-welterweight division, winning the final with a score of 27–24.[3]

2014 Commonwealth Games

Lewis finished in sixth place in the boxing men's welterweight at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Lewis was ruled out of his welterweight quarter-final bout against Indian boxer Mandeep Jangra by medical staff after suffering a cut above the eye during his second round – round of 16 – unanimous points win over Nigeria's Kehinde Ademuyiwa. Lewis and his team called for a return of headgear for the games after he was ruled out.[4] [5] [6] [7]

2016 Rio Olympics

He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He won his first bout in the round of 32 against Polish boxer Tomasz Jabłoński 2–1, but lost his second bout 0–3 in the round of 16 against Uzbek boxer Bektemir Melikuziev.[8]

Professional career

Lewis made his pro-boxing debut on 23 May 2019 at the Wildfighter boxing event presented by Will Tomlinson in Melbourne, Australia where he scored the second round knockout win against Sanong Seepongsert of Thailand.[9]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
7Loss6–1 Sebastian FundoraUD1022 Feb 2020
6Win6–0 Rivo KundimangKO2 (10), 21 Dec 2019
5Win5–0 Alexis GaytanUD82 Nov 2019
4Win4–0 Siliveni NawaiTKO2 (6)27 Sep 2019
3Win3–0 Wade Ryan1027 Jul 2019
2Win2–0 Freddy Marai2 (4), 21 Jun 2019
1Win1–0 Sanong Seepongsert2 (6)23 Mar 2019

Notes and References

  1. https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/868140
  2. News: Glosgow 2014 – Daniel Lewis profile . g2014results.thecgf.com . 6 April 2018 . 5 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160401121226/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/boxing/1030111/d_lewis.html . 1 April 2016 . live .
  3. News: 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games – Boxing . cyg2011results.com . 6 April 2018 . 5 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180406041659/http://www.cyg2011results.com/Sports/BOXING/default.aspx?SportID=33&EventID=408 . 6 April 2018 . live .
  4. News: Commonwealth Games: Daniel Lewis injury sees Australian boxing team call for return to headgear . . 6 April 2018 . 5 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170408192120/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-31/aussie-boxing-camp-calls-for-return-to-headgear/5637598 . 8 April 2017 . live .
  5. News: Australian boxer Daniel Lewis calls for return of headgear after cut ends his Commonwealth Games . . 6 April 2018.
  6. News: Headgear rule cost me a medal, says Australian boxer Daniel Lewis . . 6 April 2018 . 5 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180406101818/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/headgear-rule-cost-me-a-medal-says-australian-boxer-daniel-lewis-20140731-zyr0x.html . 6 April 2018 . live .
  7. News: AIBA to assess use of headguards after Australian boxer forced out of Glasgow 2014 by injury . Insidethegames.biz . 6 April 2018 . 5 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180406101751/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1021614/aiba-to-assess-use-of-headguards-after-australian-boxer-forced-out-of-glasgow-2014-by-injury . 6 April 2018 . live .
  8. Web site: Rio 2016: Daniel Lewis . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806054710/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/daniel-jason-lewis . dead . 6 August 2016 . rio2016.com . 6 April 2018.
  9. Web site: Wrap Up Wildfighter Boxing: Round 1. Iskenderov. Parviz. Parviz Iskenderov. 24 March 2019. FIGHTMAG. en-AU. 26 March 2019.